Israeli Politics and the First Palestinian Intifada: Political Opportunities, Framing Processes and Contentious Politics [Paperback]

As the Palestinian/Israeli conflict continues to be of major importance in the Middle East, this book employs a new agency approach to understanding the conflict, examining the unprecedented challenge mounted by Palestinian insurgents to Israeli military rule in the West Bank and Gaza between 1987 and 1992. In particular the book discusses how the Palestinians learned about their occupier and how knowledge of Israeli political divisions were used, as well as exploring the various ways in which oppression led to shared grievances and discontent, and the development of organizations to maintain the Intifada.

It has received an award by the Israeli Political Science Association for the best book on Israeli politics in English.

Introduction  1. Framing Process and Political Process  2. The Why Question of the Intifada - The Willingness to Act Collectively  3. The How Question of the Intifada - The Readiness to Act Collectively  4. The When Question of the Intifada - The Opportunity to Act Collectively  5. Tactics of Contention to Expand Political Opportunity  6. Conclusions, the 2000 Intifada and the Future of the ConflictAs the Palestinian/Israeli conflict continues to be of major importance in the Middle East, this book employs a new agency approach to the understanding of the conflict, examining the unprecedented challenge mounted by Palestinian insurgents to Israeli military rule in the West Bank and Gaza between 1987 and 1992.

This volume was awarded the accolade Best Book on Israeli Politics in English by the Israeli Political Science Association.'Israeli Politics and the First Palestinian Intifada is an insightful and important book. Alimi skillfully deploys social movement theory to explain an event of considerable historical significance...